UPDATE ON DUPUK RE-STRUCTURE

Important information for all DUPUK members

As with any big changes, it is easy to get confused by the amount of detail as well as overwhelmed by trying to grasp the implications that each specific item brings about. To avoid this the Management Committee has decided to break down the process of change into smaller steps. Continue reading

STOP PRESS – IMPORTANT NOTICE

Since 2011 the Management Committee of DUPUK has been in careful and considered discussion regarding re-organising our current over-complicated and cumbersome structure.

Keeping pace with advancing technology in our modern world, we acknowledge that our website and other web-based resources (ie. DUPUK Facebook page) are increasingly functioning as the hub and the heart of the DUPUK, providing information, linking the dancers and dance leaders and connecting the dance circles all over the country. Continue reading

Impressions of dance camp Aotearoa from a UK perspective

by Renate Lalloo

Waking up in the cosy camper van…..  it’s sunny again, but the air is still cool in the morning; having travelled in New Zealand for nearly 2 weeks, I can now recognize Tui birds’ unusual calls. Yes, I missed Sufi practice again, but I am ready for tea and yummy porridge with tasty cooked fruit sourced from local dancers’ gardens. Kiwi dancers brought so many scrummy fruits to share: different types of small plums and tangelos (mixture of tangerine and pomelo), and we also enjoyed picking wild fruits just around the corner of Dance Camp Aotearoa. Continue reading

Unicorn Dancing Spirit Youth Camp 2014

Calling all young people in the UK and beyond!

Announcing a brand new Dances of Universal Peace camp in the UK, dedicated to young dancers and dance leaders! Your sheer enthusiasm has kindled an infectious spark of inspiration for this new venture to happen and we invite you to support the camp and make it your own. Bookings are open, on the Unicorn Camps website www.unicorncamps.com and people have started to book in already, so don’t miss out – book your place today! Continue reading

Send us your news!

Hearts connected in a circleWe love to hear news from dancers and dance leaders in the UK. If you would like to write something for us, you can email the Web Administrator at webadmin@dancesofuniversalpeace.org.uk and send us a little piece about what you’ve been up to. This can be your local group, an event, what the dances has changed in you, anything!

You don’t need to write a magnificent work for the ages, just a hundred words about what you did and what you thought – a picture says a thousand words, so we’d love you to include a photo or two as well!

To see our news pieces from dancers and dance leaders, click here.

For announcements from the Guidance Panel and DUP UK, click here.

– The Guidance Panel